Overview
- An Analytica survey shows the monthly supermarket basket for a middle-class family reaches $769,319 in Santa Cruz versus $691,579 in Misiones, a gap above $75,000.
- July saw the sharpest provincial increases in Jujuy (+3.9%) and in Catamarca and Corrientes (+2.5%), with Catamarca posting the largest absolute rise at roughly $34,000.
- INDEC reports July’s Canasta Básica Alimentaria at $515,405 and the Canasta Básica Total at $1,149,353, with both benchmarks up 1.9% month over month.
- Jujuy’s statistics agency (Dipec) sets July thresholds at $1,079,375 for the CBT and $481,515 for the CBA, reflecting monthly increases of 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively.
- In Rosario, a UNR analysis finds the CBA and CBT rose 3.3% in July, led by higher prices for roots, tubers, vegetables and modest declines in sugars and dairy.